Give your photo a dreamy look with a diffuse glow

I’m looking for a photo effect that will cast a dramatic light on my image. Can you offer any suggestions?

Nothing adds interest to a scene better than dramatic lighting. One great way to accomplish this is by adding a diffuse glow to your image, as shown in Figure A.

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Note: You can use any RGB image for this technique, or if you want to follow along with our example, download the file diffuseglow.zip from the URL given at the beginning of this article, extract the file diffuseglow.psd, launch Photoshop and open the file. (Images provided by PhotoSpin. Some images modified for educational purposes.)